The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-29

and conviction for the same in an inter
view with a Rochester reporter printed
some years ago Her recital will be of inter
est at this time:
"For many years we have been at work IN
Washington. In 1866 we protested against
inserting the word male in the second sec
ton of the fourteenth amendment. UP TO
that time there had been nothing IN the con-
stitution which Disseminated against women
We failed in or protest. We subsequently
demanded that in the fifteenth amendment
the word SEX should be inserted after race
or color That was refused. Then we de
manded sixteenth amendment, prohibiting
the states from GisenfranchiSing on account
of sex. I'm 1870 Francis Miner, of st. Louis,
sent to our convention at Washington
series of resolutions claiming the light
Of the women to vote under the four
teenth amendment These resolutions were
accented by us. We worked on that basis
and demanded that congress should pass a dec
laratory law authorizing women TO vote IN ac-
cOrdance with that amendment A petltioh
with 10000 to $4,000 signatures was sent TO
congress asking for the passage of such law
The committee to whom the question was re-
ferred brought in majority report against
the proposed law, aud this report was
adopted. Gen Butler was member OF the
committee, and he brought IN minority re-
port favorable 10 our cause. This was But
ler's first move 10 show that he synlpa-
thized with us In 1872 women all over the
country attempted to vote | and eight
others registered in the Eighth ward in
Rochester and voted. Mine was made
TEST case for illegal voting. was
tried. found guilty and fined 9lGJ In 1910
the supreme court decided that women
could not vote under the provisions OF
the constitution From that time we have
continued our efforts to secure an ameEd-
meut t0 the constitution. We have annually
sent TO congress petitions with lOJ.OJO sigma
tures. We have had bearings before diff
ferent committees of the house and senate
We. however, in the meantime demanded
special committees. In loe2 both houses
granted us a special committee and each com
mittee presented a favorable report 10 the
Forty y-seventh congress. The present senate
reappointed the select committee when MADE
an admirable report. The house, however,
refused to give us a committee, and our pc
titions were thrown into the hands of the ju-
dietary committee. a two hours hearing
was given us but majority report was
brought in against us and minority report
in our favor"
The decision Of New York's attorney gen
eral referred TO by Miss Anthony, that con
stitutional amendment is necessary before
women NAV legally vote in New YORK, was
rendered May 10, 1882 and any amendment
TO the constitution, whether made by
the legislature or n constitutional convention
must be sanctioned by popular vote
"Willie, quoth the editor to his youngest
son. "what are these booksT"
"Those, pa Why, those are my account
boolis-for my little paper, you know.
keep everything in business like shape,
do you?" asked the admiring father
"Oh, yes"
The editor opened the books and began to
examine them.
"Good Lord" he exclaimed. "These
books are not account books, Wlliey"
"Ycs, they are, pa.
"Whv. YOU must do an enormous bust
ness"
"Oh, not very big, pa.
"Why, my boy, your circulation alone
will pay all your expenses, and your adver-
tising-heavensl what big rates you get"
"Circulatonl advertisingP' cried Willie,
springing TO his fathers side. "Oh, you've
got the wrong books. Those are the ones l
keep for the inspection Of patrons
And the father knew tlat his son would
follow in his footsteps and be all honor to his
profession. The Rambler